NBA: Source says Bulls make push at trade for Love

Enlarge ImageThe Cavs and Bulls have made runs at deals for Kevin Love.

Just as the Cleveland Cavaliers appeared to be closing in on trading for All-Star forward Kevin
Love to team with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, the Chicago Bulls appear to be making one last run
to try to wrestle him away from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Bulls reached out to the Timberwolves again yesterday, according to a person with knowledge
of the discussions. But it remained unclear just how far they are willing to go to try to turn
Minnesota’s attention away from Cleveland.

Among the Bulls players widely mentioned in media reports are veteran Taj Gibson and rookies
Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic.

The Timberwolves were big fans of McDermott in the predraft process. McDermott excelled at the
Las Vegas Summer League.

Mirotic was drafted by the Houston Rockets in the first round in 2011 but, along with McDermott,
just signed a rookie contract on Tuesday.

Players cannot be traded until 30 days following the signing of rookie deals.

• The Dallas Mavericks voided the contract of Rashard Lewis because the free-agent forward needs
surgery on his right knee.

President of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said yesterday the team discovered the need for
surgery during a physical. Lewis had signed a one-year deal for the veteran minimum of $1.4 m
illion.

Lewis, 34, spent the past two seasons mostly coming off the bench for the Miami Heat. He
averaged 4.5 points last season. He was expected to back up Dirk Nowitzki at power forward.

• Mavericks point guard Raymond Felton pleaded guilty in a New York gun case, taking a plea deal
that involved admitting a felony but spares him jail.

Felton pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a
firearm. He admitted having a large-capacity ammunition magazine and a semi-automatic pistol
without a license.

He was sentenced to 500 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. Manhattan
Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Rebold said Felton will be allowed to do the service outside
New York.

If he complies, the case will be closed without jail time or probation.